Shoe ornament



April 21, 193 G. H. PULSIFER ET AL 1,801,936

SHOE ORNAMENT Filed Aug. 1, 1930 Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE y ononen HERMAN ruLsIFER', or HAVERHILL, AND WARREN L.D'ELANEY, or

BEVERLY, mnssacnusn'rrs SHOE ORNAMENT Application filed August 1, 1939.Serial No. 472,309.

This invention relates to certain improvements in shoe ornaments, orimitation buckles in which a metal base is combined with leather orsimilar sheet material to produce an ornamental appearance.

The objects of our invention are to provide a form of metal base for ashoe ornament which will enable sheet material, such as leather, to becut into strips and arranged thereon so as to produce an ornamentalappearance, and which, at the same time may be produced at a minimumexpense, and will be durable and of a permanent nature.

We accomplish these objects by means of the construction hereinafterdescribed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a shoe ornament embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken at line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, at line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4 is anelevation of the rear side of the ornament, partly constructed.

According to our invention, a metal plate a is provided which is diedout of thin sheet metal, and which, for the purposes for which it isused, must have a suitable ornamental finish.

At the time the stamping, or dieing operation is performed, the plate isindented from its back side to form a series of embossed, parallel ribs6 on its front, or face side, which extend from its top to its bottomedges. Each rib is also extended beyond the edge at each end, formingprojections 1). Transverse grooves are thus provided on the face side ofthe plate which terminate in notches at each edge Strips a of thinsheetmaterial, preferably leather, are provided, which are equal in width tothe distances between the ribs, and

' are of a thickness preferably slightly less than the height of theribs 6 or the depth of the grooves formed therebetween. One of saidstrips is singly fitted into each groove of the plate, so that theiredges are closely engaged with the ribs at each side thereof and the endportions of the strips are bent about the edges of the plate between thepro: jections b and laid against the back side thereof, where they aresecurely attached by an adhesive, or other suitable means, as indi-'cated in Fig. 4. The thickness of the leather 5,, is preferably slightlyless than the depth of the grooves and end notches, so that the ribsproject slightly beyond the surfaces of the leather strips, at the frontside, and at the edges of the plate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4:. 5b

In practice the strips 0 are formed -fof leather having a variety offinishes, so that, by suitably arranging-the strips, various ornamentalefiects may be produced.

As thus arranged the ribs and projections 5 b, b have an ornamental, aswell as a mechanical effect, in connection with the leather strips, inthat they provide a finish for the edges of the strips and greatlyenhancing the ornamental effect, the metal having an orna- 1b mentalfinish, as well as the leather. Also they act to hold the stripssecurely in position at the front and edges of the plate, preventing allpossibility of one strip riding on those next adjacent. The ribs andprojections also "i5 greatly facilitate the work of placing the stripsin position, as they hold the strips in the desired positions untilsecured.

Also whenthe ornament is worn on the K shoe, practically all possibilityof displaceea ment of the strips is prevented. v

While any thin-sheet material may be employed in lieu of leather, withwhich the advantages of the construction would be se-' cured, theadvantages are particularly great as when strips are employed which donot have a selvage edge, as in the case of leather strips, with whichthe full advantages of the invention are secured.

It will be apparent that the form of the 390 strips and the form of theribs which will correspond to the edges thereof, may be varied withoutdeparting from the invention.

We claim:

1. A shoe ornament comprising a metal '95 plate having a series ofprojecting ribs extending transversely of the front side thereof fromedge to edge and providing shallow grooves therebetween, and ornamentstrips of sheet material disposed in said groovesfiOG 1 about the edges0 with their edges fitted against the sides of said ribs and their endportions extending about the edges of the plate and secured to the backside thereof.

2. A shoe ornament comprising a metal plate having a series of ribsextending transversely of the front side thereof and projecting beyondthe edges of the plate at the ends of said ribs, and a correspondingseries of strips of flexible sheet material disposed on said plate andclosely fitted between said ribs, and havin their end portions bent %theplate and secured to the back side thereof.

3. A'shoe ornament comprising a metal plate having a series of ribsextending transversely 0f the front side thereof and pro jecting beyondthe edges of the plate at the ends of said ribs, and acorresponding'series of strips of flexible sheet material of lessthickness than the height of said ribs and projections, and disposedbetween said ribs and projections with their edges closely engagedtherewith, the end portions of the strips being bent about the edges ofthe plate and socurediat the rear side thereof.

In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification.

GEORGE H. PULSIFER. WARREN L. DELANEY.

